TORY MPs will today demand that David Cameron claws back control over social and employment law from Europe.

The anti-Brussels Fresh Start group, which has the backing of around 100 Tories, said the repatriation of powers to Westminster should be a priority and that the Government “should not settle for anything less”.

Mr Cameron is meeting his Cabinet today to brief them on the details of his long-awaited speech on Europe.

It comes as Fresh Start launches its “manifesto for change” over Britain’s relationship with the EU.

It wants the repatriation of powers that Tory MPs say are vital if the UK is to retain “national democratic accountability”.

These proposals are intended to stimulate debate

George Eustice

The group also calls for “significant revisions” to EU treaties, including the repatriation of social and employment law, such as the Working Time Directive.

The UK should also have an opt-out from all policing and criminal justice measures and an “emergency brake” on any new laws that affect financial services, it said.

George Eustice, a former Press secretary to Mr Cameron and a Fresh Start founder, said: “Although it would be a mistake for the Prime Minister to set out a detailed shopping list this far in advance of any negotiations, these proposals are intended to stimulate debate, to highlight those areas where change is required and also to help inform the Government’s ongoing balance of competences review.”

The Fresh Start group was founded by Tory MPs Mr Eustice, Andrea Leadsom and Chris Heaton-Harris.